What color is #805A6A?

#805A6A is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #805A6A?

The RGB value is 128, 90, 106: 128 red, 90 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #805A6A?

The complementary color is #5A8070, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #805A6A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#805A6A color

#805A6A rgb(128, 90, 106)

Shades of pink

The hex color #805A6A is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 35.3% green and 41.6% blue (128, 90, 106).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 17% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 17% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Royal Fig (#7B5867), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.85:1).

#805A6A color codes

HEX	`#805A6A`
RGB	`rgb(128, 90, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 35.3%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 17%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 30%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 17%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.68, 18.24, -2.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.68, 18.47, 351.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.16, 12.943, 15.333)`
Decimal	`8411754`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #805A6A, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #805A6A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#805A6A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #805A6A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #805a6a; }
.text { color: #805a6a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #805a6a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 90 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #805a6a, #805d5a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #805A6A?: #805A6A is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #805A6A?: The RGB value is 128, 90, 106: 128 red, 90 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #805A6A?: The complementary color is #5A8070, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #805A6A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.